Hello "AskHistorians"!
I'm making a project that tries to connect history, business economics, and globalization into one big assignment. I was doing a bit of research on which topics I could look into that included all the focus areas in my project and suddenly stumbled upon the Dutch East India Company. When I started to read about the company, I just knew that I found just the right thing to write about. It had the historical aspect, globalization (Being the first company to issue bonds to the public), and then of course the business aspect since I could look into earnings and cost to make a financial analysis.
Even though I thought I found the best topic to write about, I hit a roadblock. I could not to save my life, find an earnings report, or anything that resembles an annual report. I am therefore writing to you guys, hoping that you could help me! I would definitely appreciate it!
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